Malai Kofta (Vegetable Dumplings cooked in a Creamy Sauce)

Malai Kofta (Vegetable Dumplings cooked in a Creamy Sauce)

Hai Friends....For one week counting from today onwards, I will be cooking some Rich Creamy Dishes that are suitable only for King and Queens,YES  Blogging marathon Season 8 has started and I am doing in the theme “Nawabi Khana”.. This kind of foods are prepared during the period when the kings ruled our countries,So I am going to bring back those memories by cooking those food for one week.So stay with me and enjoy this whole week of creamy goodness....

Today’s recipe is gonna be the famous malai kofta...It is one of the well known dish that everyone have their own way of making it..You could add any vegetables in this but I used only some of them..If you want to avoid frying those koftas you could even bake it in oven for 30 mins...I send this recipe to Blogging Marathan-Day 1 with the theme “Nawabi Khana”.I hope you like it and let me know what you think..

Ingrediants:

For Koftas:

Paneer-1 cup grated

Potato-1 cup boiled and mashed

Carrot-1/2 cup grated

Green chilli-1 chopped finely

Coriander leaves-1/4 cup chopped

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Coriander powder-2 tsp

Salt to taste

Corn flour-1 cup

Oil for deep frying

For Kofta Sauce:

Onion-1 sliced

Tomtoes-3 chopped

Ginger-1 inch piece

Garlic-6 cloves

Cashew-3 tblspn

 Red chilli powder-1 tsp

Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Cumin seeds-1 tsp

Raisans /Kishmish /Sultanas-3 tblspn

Milk-1 cup

Curd- ½ cup

Coriander leaves / Cilantro-for garnishing

Salt to taste

Sugar-1 tsp

Oil-3 tblspn

Method:

In a mixing bowl add all ingrediants given for koftas except oil..Mix well and divide into equal portions and form into balls..Coat the balls with cornflour and deep fry in oil till golden.Drain and set aside.

In a frying pan drizzle 1 tblspn of oil..Add in cashew pieces,garlic,ginger,onions and cook till golden.

Add in chilli and coriander powder and mix well.Add in tomatoes and give it a stir.

Let this cool down...Now grind it into a smooth paste.

Now heat 2 tblspn of oil in the same kadai and add cumin seeds and allow it to splatter.

Add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates from this.Add in curd and milk and mix well.

Add in kishmish and garam masala powder and mix well.Bring this to boil and simmer for 3 min.

Add the koftas and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve immediately..

Pictorial:

Grab your ingrediants for kofta

Mix everything together except cornflour..

Form balls and coat it in cornflour..

all coated

fry them in oil till golden..

all fried...

grab your ingrediants for kofta sauce..

Fry ginger,garlic,cashew in oil...Add in onions,chilli and coriander powder and mix well...

add in tomatoes...

cook for 1 min..

take it in blender and make into puree...

Crackle some cumin seeds...Add in the pureed masala and cook till oil separtes...Add in curd and mix well...

Pour in the milk or cream...

add in raisans and mix well..

Sprinkle in garam masala powder

let it come to a boil...

switch off the flame and add the koftas in..

Serve immediately

Yummy looking dish..

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